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Humor of the DayDuring an IRS audit, the auditor looked at the tax payer and exclaimed... ... "Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and no full-time employment, which you explain by saying that you win money gambling. I'm not sure the IRS finds that believable." "I'm a great gambler, and I can prove it," says Ralph. "How about a demonstration?"50 Visually Appealing CSS Tutorials & TechniquesIf you are looking for in-depth articles on the inner workings of flexbox, or a comprehensive explanation for using CSS regions, then this is definitely not the post for you. Instead, we have squarely put our focus on those CSS tutorials that not only make the smaller details of the web visually appealing, but are also really useful. You know what we mean… fantastic text effects, innovative button styles, space-saving navigation systems, subtly animated form elements… that kind of thing. We have organised the tutorials and techniques into the following categories: Typography Techniques; Button Tutorials, Menu &amp, Navigation Techniques, Form Element Tutorials, SVG &amp, CSS Styling Techniques, Styling Anchor Links, Web Page Components Tutorials, CSS Layout Techniques, and finally a mixed bag of cool miscellaneous tutorials. Here you go…

Chaos QuotesOne man's idea of perfect order is another man's chaos. DEAN KOONTZ, Dark Rivers of the Heart War is the most readily available form of chaos. FRANK HERBERT, God Emperor of Dune Chaos is God's body.Cong readies forces for big 2012 mission U.P. : North: India TodayKay Benedict | Mail Today | New Delhi, January 27, 2010 | UPDATED 10:50 IST Seeing an opportunity in the Samajwadi Party (SP) crisis in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress has drawn up plans for recovering its base in the state. It hopes the results of its efforts will show as early as in the 2012 assembly polls. The Grand Old Party which had struggled over the years for a toehold in the state, that sends 80 MPs to the Lok Sabha, has taken heart from the 2009 general elections when it cornered 22 seats in Uttar Pradesh. Those results, which came when the party had little organisational base in the state, provided the cue for the party's big plans in UP.

World's funniest jokeThe "world's funniest joke" is a term used by Richard Wiseman of the University of Hertfordshire in 2002 to summarize one of the results of his research. For his experiment, named LaughLab, he created a website where people could rate and submit jokes.[1] Purposes of the research included discovering the joke that had the widest appeal and understanding among different cultures, demographics and countries.[citation needed]ARE YOU A REAL PILOT? from Joe BurtonAn old Marine Pilot sat down at the Starbucks, still wearing his old USMC flight suit and leather jacket and ordered a cup of coffee. As he sat sipping his coffee, a young woman sat down next to him. She turned to the pilot and asked, 'Are you a real pilot?'

Debunking the Myth of the 10,000-Hours Rule: What It Actually Takes to Reach Genius-Level Excellenceby Maria Popova How top-down attention, feedback loops, and daydreaming play into the science of success. The question of what it takes to excel — to reach genius-level acumen at a chosen endeavor — has occupied psychologists for decades and philosophers for centuries. Groundbreaking research has pointed to “grit” as a better predictor of success than IQ, while psychologists have admonished against the dangers of slipping into autopilot in the quest for skill improvement. In recent years, one of the most persistent pop-psychology claims has been the myth of the “10,000-hour rule” — the idea that this is the amount of time one must invest in practice in order to reach meaningful success in any field.

Alfred North WhiteheadThere are no whole truths; all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil. Quotes[edit]South Asia Masala » The importance of 2012 Uttar Pradesh assembly electionVikas Kumar The population of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is equal to that of Brazil, the fifth most populous country. It sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha and 31 members to the Rajya Sabha. Unsurprisingly, it has a decisive influence on national politics.